Saturday Afternoon Thread: Ray Charles Week

Ray Sings, Basie Swings is a posthumously created album that mixes previously unreleased Ray Charles vocal performances, recorded at live concerts in the mid-1970s, together with newly recorded instrumental tracks by the contemporary Count Basie Orchestra. The first track is “Oh What A Beautiful Morning”

I love his fear….he stays up at night scared to death of the future. LOL
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Pat Buchanan: European Countries ‘Being Invaded and Repopulated By Peoples They Once Ruled’

Pat Buchanan devoted his column last week to adding his own racist spin to the issue of population decline in Europe, which he laments is turning “European Man” into “an endangered species.”

Europe’s population woes, Buchanan writes, mean that “European Man is an endangered species” as since World War I “all the great European empires—British, French, German, Russian, Italian—have vanished” and “are being invaded and repopulated by African, Asian and Middle Eastern peoples they once ruled.”

Yeah Pat….and there’s not a damn thing you can do about it. Ol racist bastard.

http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

Be afraid, Pat. Be VERY afraid.

edp4bho

That’s Rachel’s Uncle Pat !!

jds09

I remember when she called him that. It was in the early days of her show and he was a guest. It was very instructive, cause I thought back to her tearful confrontation with Buchanan. I think it was the democratic convention in 2008 and she told this story about how she watched him as a child start the “culture wars” that feature the “gay agenda”. Maddow was truly hurt that he didn’t accept her rather than saying kiss her ass. I was a little stunned.

Aquagranny911

Yeah well, Rachel can bite the cactus too for letting that nasty pos keep spewing on her show.

GreenLadyHere

edp4bho – — She HELD onto him until his LAST DAY. – –
BUT –NOW U C my -ire with her — –

I wonder how Pat Robertson and the other creepy know-it-all evangelicals would explain why this is happening. Whenever something catastrophic happens in areas of the country inhabited by people they don’t like, they’re always ready to blame it on the immoral behavior of the populous. Have you ever noticed they never assign blame to the victims when rural and or predominately white areas are devastated. Hey Pat, who’s to blame for the declining white population? I’d really like to know the answer to that. I’ll take a guess. Maybe God decided he did not like what you did with the power you had when you had it. How about that?

goldenstar

Be careful for what you wish. Pat Robertson and crowd will certainly be talking about abortion and how this has affected their population numbers.

TresL

I’ve long believed maintaining a population advantage has always been the real objective of the “pro-life” movement. The wombs of white women are for producing white children which is yet another reason why they hate PBO.

I think the decline coincides with the move from agricultural to industrial economies. If you don’t need a lot of children to work the family farm, why have them? More and more women are choosing to have fewer or no children. Others are infertile and can’t have children at all.

BoomerGal

Sounds about right!

jds09

Ohhhh….one of the creators of the Southern Strategy haz a sad. I’m glad he’s alive to see its demise.

Aquagranny911

Can I say: FUCK YOU, to Pat (racist scumscuker) Buchannon & also BITE THE BIG CACTUS!

BoomerGal

He better hope the Europeans are still around in 2050.

rikyrah

Eli Pope Goes To The Club

GreenLadyHere

POU FAM♥ — – -☺http://media.giphy.com/media/dkHRgggfPulhK/giphy.gif

– – —Sooo KOBE — -U said: You sit and you listen to the facts - – – -TRY THIS —
— –Kobe Bryant backlash reflects historical divide on politics in sports –
– – – – - — -SNIP- — –This is by no means the first time that politics has been injected into sports and athletes have taken a stand on an issue. Nor is it the first time an athlete has chosen to take an apolitical posture and not get involved in the pressing, controversial issues of their day.

Professional sports has a long history of [apolitical?] versus apolitical athletes. And the criticism which Bryant’s comments engendered speaks to the elephant in the room, at least as far as black athletes are concerned: Are African-Americans in sports obligated to represent their race?

Because of their entrée into white-dominated sports during the Jim Crow era, black athletes were unable to escape the political
implications of their existence.
THERE IS MORE – —

– – –Hmmmmm.. . I trydta C the conclusions –BUT I cain’t. –Sooo I guess that this is a comparison of POLITICAL annnd APOLITICAL athletes.

I just googled the word ‘food’ to see if anything comes up that will tickle my fancy #desperation

Aquagranny911

Peeps! This must be the “Day of the Citrus!”

I just have to tell this!

Hubby was out & about today. On his way home he saw a sign on the road near our neighborhood “FREE GRAPEFRUIT” We don’t grow grapefruit at our casa but I love them so Hubby thought to get me two. (I ♥ you mi Chico, besos y besos!!!)

Anyway when he turned the corner by the freebies, he saw a big limo parked in the middle of the street with the rear doors open. Two Anglos in suits were busy scooping up grapefruits. Hubby ambled up behind them and asked: “Are you starving?”

He said they dropped the fruit & ran for their car. I love my man! He may be almost 80 but he still has an imposing PRESENCE. And he brought me two grapefruit plus left a five dollar tucked inside the screen door of the good people who gifted us. I LOVE MY MAN!!!

rikyrah

AG,

You tell the best stories. It never seems boring around you and yours…LOL

Aquagranny911

Chica, all lives are interesting we just have to open our eyes to appreciate that.

I did laugh when Hubby was telling this. I will really enjoy these grapefruit.

My niece’s broken leg cost well over $12,000 just for the repair not including the $$$$ for rehab. The only thing that saved her from huge med bills was it happened when a chair collapsed in a restaurant. They paid all her bills rather than deal with a law suit. She was only 27 & knows just how lucky she was. She has signed up for ACA because what happened to her could happen to anyone.

— – – -“Marital privilege” and “spousal privilege” really refer to two different kinds of legal privileges. These two privileges are:

☺The spousal testimony privilege, which allows spouses to decline to testify against one other in a criminal trial; and

☺The marital communications privilege, which prevents communications between spouses during a marriage from being entered into evidence.

State and federal laws are not always in sync on how these privileges apply.
Annnd OF COURSE –he di-int SHARE with her. – –geesh!!

Miranda

Something tells me around Thursday afternoon Janay said “oh…about that prenup you thought I was gonna sign”

rikyrah

see…you..me…justlikethis.

aint’ no way her sig is on a prenup

Alma98

CC where in the hell do these people on the show The Property Brothers get these big ass loans for a house? I mean $700.000 here $900.000 there and it’s not like they have high paying jobs either.

Aquagranny911

It’s easy: I blame Canada! That’s where a lot of HGTV shows originate from. I think Canada dollars are like four times more than ours. It makes them feel like ricos.

I’m glad I don’t have TV anymore because I will no longer be tempted to watch HGTV when I am bored which wasn’t too often anyway. Most of the people on those shows make me want to hurt them in really nasty ingenious ways. I’ve been watching “Scandal” & learning interesting uses for a drill.

crazycanuck

HGTV is my channel, lol. I got rid of my cable also AG.

Alma98

I hear ya AG! LOL

http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

I know what you mean, AG. On the House Hunter shows, mofos complain about stuff that can easily be fixed, like paint or carpeting!

crazycanuck

Don’t ask me lol. Whenever I watch an American property show, I’m always amazed at how much land you guys get.

Alma98

LOL

http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

Speaking of HGTV, it really fell off. All they air is Love It Or List It, or those twins’ shows. I wish they would have more interior decorating shows.

crazycanuck

I hate Love it or List it, it’s the same dam thing over and over. They need to bring back Colin and Justin

Alma98

I hate that show too cc the people never ever get what they want lol.

Alma98

I hate that they have taken over DIY network. And now they’re ruining the shows or putting crap on. I really can’t stand Nicole Curtis in Rehab Addict, she’s nothing but a flipper. She does stuff on the cheap all the time.

The ‘Sheldon Primary’ is one reason Americans distrust the political system
By Dan Balz, Published: March 28

Several prospective Republican presidential candidates have gathered in Las Vegas for the opening round of what has been dubbed “the Sheldon Primary,” an event emblematic of how warped the system for financing presidential elections has become.

The Sheldon Primary is named for Sheldon Adelson, the wealthy casino owner who, with his wife, poured more than $92 million into the 2012 elections. Despite all that money, Adelson made some bad bets in the last election, first on former House speaker Newt Gingrich to win the Republican nomination and then on Mitt Romney to defeat President Obama in the general election.

He is now looking toward 2016 with a fresh eye, determined, according to The Post’s Matea Gold and Philip Rucker, to find a non-extremist candidate who can actually win the presidency. Those who are looking at running would be happy to have that kind of financial support. Some of them have come to Las Vegas on Friday for a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, but also to meet privately with Adelson.

The Philadelphia Eagles engaged in some straight up bitchassness aided and abetted by ESPN and Philly sports media. If they didn’t want Desean around and couldn’t trade him then just cut him and move on. Smearing him after he’s gone? Straight up punk move.

Miranda

Its beyond disgraceful. I hope Desean signs with a team that has to play the Eagles this season and he breaks the single game receiving yards record on their ass.

Kennymack1971

You might get your wish. He’s supposed to be meeting with the Washington Football Team.

http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

I’m watching Welcome to Sweetie Pies. Tim got baby making hips.

Alma98

You’s a fool! hahahahahahahahaha

rikyrah

LMAO!

crazycanuck

Why do they keep calling Sharapova/Serena a ‘rival’ Serena has beaten her 15 straight times lol. As someone said it ain’t a rival it’s a massacre.

goldenstar

Because she has no rivals and is the closest thing to a competitor. LOL.

Miranda

Somebody didn’t save up their money from all of those bad 80s action flicks. *snicker*
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Steven Seagal favors Putin over Obama and says he may emigrate to Russia
By David Ferguson Saturday, March 29, 2014 13:58 EDT

Action movie star Steven Seagal said in an interview with the Moscow Times that he is in favor of Russia’s military action in Crimea and that he may someday emigrate to the former Soviet Union.

According to Atlantic magazine’s The Wire blog, Seagal called Putin “one of the great world leaders” and said he “would like to consider him as a brother.”

While the action star’s fortunes have faded somewhat in this hemisphere, in Russia, Seagal is still a huge star. Of late, he has befriended wealthy Russian oligarchs who have convinced him to support Putin’s aggression against Ukraine.

Uh Stevie, if Putin keeps going the way he is going Russian and it oligarchs ain’t gonna have any money.

Kennymack1971

Bye. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. And take Sarah Palin with you. Clown.

crazycanuck

And Ted Cruz and Limbaugh . Take em all

Alma98

Good riddens to your fat greasy ass!

Admiral_Komack

Leave, motherfucker!
What, you’re STILL here?

Miranda

FOH…these two humpback n*ggas really get on my last damn nerve with this shit.

ESPN Host Echoes Kobe on Trayvon: We Can’t Let Emotion Get in the Way of Facts
by Josh Feldman | 5:38 pm, March 29th, 2014VIDEO149

Kobe Bryant said in a recent interview that he wasn’t comfortable with several Miami Heat players protesting in support of Trayvon Martin, saying he doesn’t like the idea of reacting to an issue like that just because he’s African-American, and instead believes people just need to relax and listen to the facts instead of just blindly getting behind a cause. On Arsenio Hall‘s show last night, ESPN radio host and TV commentator Stephen A. Smith said that Bryant was “right on point” in his assessment.

Smith said it’s fairly evident black people are “outnumbered” in American society, but that doesn’t mean the African-American community has a “license to be unfair”; people need to “exercise a level of fairness and justice.”

Hall brought up the infamous Tawana Brawley case and admitted, “I went hook, line, and sinker with an opinion” only for things to change when the facts came out, so now patience must be a top virtue. Smith added, “When you make the mistake of jumping to emotional conclusions and being factually incorrect, your cache diminishes.”

Benzino got shot at his mama’s funeral and had time for a GAWTDAMN SELFIE.

rikyrah

um….

um….

Miranda

First off…let’s just start with the ratchetness that is a shooting in the procession to a funeral…then take it up a notch to its your MOTHER’S FUNERAL and y’all acting like alley fools. THEN you take a damn SELFIE in the hospital.

Man…Zino…Stevie..y’all too damn old for this simple ass shit…I mean the elders are like..

Miranda

I think protecting PBO has these guys believing they are celebrities in their own right and that’s why they are out of control. Bragging about protecting Obama probably will get you lots of panties compared to saying you’re protecting Bush, which probably got them a slap.
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Witnesses: Marine flashed security badge on Obama trip, bragged of being ‘bullet catcher’
Saturday, March 29, 7:59 PM

Military officials said they are investigating the conduct of a U.S. Marine who was on assignment for President Obama’s trip to the Netherlands last week, after witnesses said he was talking in detail about his job and passing around his government security badge during a night of drinking at a bar.

The Marine, Korey Nathan Pritchett, was first identified by a Dutch newspaper based on witness accounts and smartphone photos taken during the partying, which happened two nights before Obama arrived at The Hague for a nuclear security summit. The Washington Post confirmed and expanded on that reporting through interviews, social media postings and public records.

The Marine Corps began investigating the alleged behavior after The Post inquired about Pritchett. The Marines did not confirm whether he is the person in the photos.

Makes me wonder if he was really Secret Service. Here in San Diego some military have been known the say they’re Navy Seals so they can get laid. The saying goes, if you gotta say you’re a seal…you’re not. lol

POU FAM♥ – – –DC deserves the BEST— -BUT – —these 2 —
– – -Poll Shows DC Mayor Vincent Gray, Challenger Muriel Bowser In Dead Heat- –
—– –D.C. mayor Vincent Gray (pictured left) has been deeply involved in his re-election campaign despite being continually dogged by allegations of corruption and other scandal. In a primary race that has been intense, D.C. Council Member Muriel Bowser (pictured)is reportedly giving Gray a run for the mayoral office. In a recent poll, it appears that Gray’s chances to return to his mayoral post could be in jeopardy.
In a Washington Post poll, Bowser, who represents Ward 4, gained the support of likely primary voters at 30 percent. Meanwhile, Gray sits at a reported 27 percent, which is where Gray was when the poll was last taken.

It appears that Gray’s numbers are stalling because of the aforesaid corruption allegations.

The numbers are troubling for the Gray administration, and after a testy mayoral debate Wednesday night, it appears that both Bowser and the incumbent may need to rethink their strategies.
– – – –A debate hosted by local CBS affiliate WUSA9 featured Gray, Bowser, and fellow primary candidates Tommy Wells and Jack Evans, both of whom sit on the D.C. Council. Surprisingly, Wells grabbed the attention of viewers in the moderated debate, with Bowser losing an incredible amount of steam after she criticized African-American women for not supporting her campaign. Gray and Evans also stumbled, according to viewers and their votes on the debate.
THERE IS MORE – – WATCHIN’. . .

According to data released this month, the story of the stubborn performance gap among college athletes is spelled out in data detailing graduation success (GSR) and academic progress rates (APR).

Overall, the GSR for White male basketball student-athletes decreased slightly from 90 percent in 2013 to 89 percent in 2014, while the GSR for their African-American counterparts remained stagnant during the same period at 65 percent, creating a 1 percent drop in the achievement gap.

“There is not much good news to report as almost every category examined remained the same or got worse,” said Richard Lapchick, director of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida (UCF), which compiles the data, in a statement. “The most troubling statistic in our study is the continuing large disparity between the GSR of white basketball student-athletes and African-American basketball student-athletes,” Lapchick added. “It is simply not acceptable that in 2014, 38 percent of the men’s teams had a GSR disparity of greater than 30 percent between white student-athletes and African-American student-athletes, and 47 percent had a GSR disparity of greater than 20 percent.

It may be that some students are awarded better grades, but truth be told, the black students need to understand that they need TO GRADUATE WITH A DEGREE. Basketball alone is not going to serve them a life with a career.

The recent NLRB ruling is only a part of the equation. Black students need to get the degrees.

However, Jackson has countered these claims in a full statement:
First I would like to thank the Eagles organization, the Eagles fans and the city of Philadelphia for my time in Philly. I would also like to thank coach Andy Reed (sic) for bringing me in.
Secondly, I would like to address the misleading and unfounded reports that my release has anything to do with any affiliation that has been speculated surrounding the company I keep off of the field. I would like to make it very clear that I am not and never have been part of any gang. I am not a gang member and to speculate and assume that I am involved in such activity off the field is reckless and irresponsible. I work very hard on and off the field and I am a good person with good values. I am proud of the accomplishments that I have made both on and off the field. I have worked tirelessly to give back to my community and have a positive impact on those in need. It is unfortunate that I now have to defend myself and my intentions. These reports are irresponsibleand just not true. I look forward to working hard for my new team. God Bless.”

Jackson is not expected to stay unemployed for long. In 2013 he had 82 receptions for 1,332 yards and 9 touchdowns. There are many teams, including The Jets, Panthers and Patriots that need help at his position and Gang Green just signed his former teammate Michael Vick.

– — –☺The Covered California exchange said sign-ups have been building throughout the week with about 80,000 people picking a health plan Monday through Thursday. An additional 150,000 households
created an online account and started the shopping process in the last
three days, officials said.

– – — —☺New York: SHOP QHPs double from 5K to 10K

— — – – ☺FL: Ju-ana Monaco MT @juanadotcom It only took less than 24 hours & now I have insurance for a love one. Hugs to you Obama & thank you..xo

— — – ☺NY: Rob Jackson MT @robjacksonnyc Just enrolled in a health insurance plan after over a year with no coverage. Thank you @BarackObama